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[โ€“] FlyingSquid -2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think claiming that it's inspired by an episode of Doctor Who places it firmly in the realm of insane.

Even your link says that the name was inspired by that. Nothing more.

[โ€“] britishblaze 10 points 4 months ago

Yeah alot of names and even scientific ideas are inspired by works of fiction.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_organisms_named_after_works_of_fiction